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June 9th, 2008 — Food Journal, Progress Reports, Sugar Addiction
I’m on a personal quest of sorts. Three months ago I made the realization that I am a sugar addict and decided to commit to breaking my addiction.
Following Dr. Kathleen DesMaison’s plan for sugar addiction, I started off including protein and a complex carb at breakfast. After creating my new breakfast habit, I [...]
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My Current Health Goals I've been thinking about setting personal health goals for the past few weeks, two of them in specific. Well, after some consideration, I've come up with two personal health goals I'd like to really focus on this year. They're important to me, they would improve my health, they are a bit of a challenge (I like a...... - Beating the Sugar Addiction - My Journey Funny how things suddenly become clear to you, as though a fog has lifted. I've been in a fog of sorts for quite some time, a sugar fog. Only recently has this dense, gray world begun to disappear. I've finally come to a place where I feel confident I can......
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Can You Really Be Addicted to Sugar? I love sugar. You probably already know that! :) I'm also trying to overcome my sweet tooth. Why? Because I eat way too many sweets, it's not what I'd call a healthy diet, it messes with my emotions, and it sure makes keeping a fit and lean figure a big...... - Your Food Journal, 3-Day Research Experiment Let’s do a little research that might help you lose weight. Don’t worry, this is fairly easy. Get a notebook and pen. Keep these within easy access for the next several days. OK, here’s the research part: For the next 3 days keep a journal of everything you eat –......
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Breaking the Sugar Addiction - Step 2 If you've just arrived, or you'd like a review, check out my posts about sugar addiction and the solution to sugar addiction. I'm following the 7 steps outlined in Potatoes, Not Prozac. Step 2 is keeping a food journal. In this journal you write: The times you eat/drink What you eat/drink......
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March 12th, 2008 — What I Ate
Ever since I started including protein in my breakfasts, the increased protein amount has been transferring over into my lunch and dinners too. I didn’t plan to do this; it just kind of happened.
I have protein shakes for breakfast made with a plain, whey protein powder. (It’s surprisingly good with the right protein powder.) I have eggs, which I [...]
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Solution to Sugar Addiction I've talked about the possibility of being addicted to sugar and more of the specifics on how sugar acts like a drug in some individuals. This post will cover the solution to kicking the sugar addiction, according to the book, Potatoes, Not Prozac. I think the following best sums up...... -
Understanding Yoga for Relaxation If you are looking for ways to help yourself relax, and reading a book simply isn't doing it, then you may want to consider the concept behind Yoga for Relaxation. The purpose behind the Yoga for Relaxation concept is to get mental peace following a number of yoga poses or...... - Your Food Journal, 3-Day Research Experiment Let’s do a little research that might help you lose weight. Don’t worry, this is fairly easy. Get a notebook and pen. Keep these within easy access for the next several days. OK, here’s the research part: For the next 3 days keep a journal of everything you eat –......
- Needing a Mood Lift Don't you love a good, hardy laugh? You know, the kind that makes you feel like you did 100 crunches? (Those laughs really do give your abs a workout too!) Anyway, my mood needed some toning and lifting yesterday. I was in a purple funk. Oh, yes, there is such......
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Healthier Sweet Snacks If you’ve got a sweet tooth the size of Texas and know that you’ve got to have a treat on a regular basis, try these sweet snacks (see below) instead of the usual candy bar or donut. They'll help quiet those sugar cravings, as well keep your diet on the......
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March 5th, 2008 — Sugar Addiction
Well here’s an interesting bit of news.
I ate a piece of cake at work. …OK, that wasn’t the interesting bit of news, but keep reading! I’m ‘painting the picture.’ Well, this piece of yellow cake was fluffy and moist with thick, chocolate frosting. My favorite combination in a cake! I had [...]
Online Stores Related Posts - Noticing Habits - Discoveries From My Food Journal Since I've been keeping a food journal I've noticed a couple of things. First, I seem to crave something sweet after I eat, but it can't be just any sweet. If I try to eat what I'm not craving - say a banana when I really want a big, chewy......
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Calcium and Weight Loss “Milk: It does a body good.” This advertisement slogan might have been promoting more than they bargained for, but in a good way! Calcium, the main mineral in milk, touted for its bone strengthening powers, is also a superhero when it comes to fat loss. Calcium can help you...... -
Self-Discipline After the Holidays Did you enjoy the holidays? I relaxed a bit, at least where exercising and watching what I eat are concerned. The problem is, I can get used to this indulgent, “lazy” lifestyle rather quickly, and I find it difficult returning to the more disciplined routine. I truly enjoy exercising and...... -
Sugar, The Other White Drug I appreciate all your comments on my previous post about sugar addiction. This topic has really got me thinking! I’d like to explore it further. If truth be told, I never considered sugar a drug, but much of my reading suggests that sugar is capable of acting like a potent...... -
"Fun" Facts About Sugar How much sugar (cane sugar/beet sugar) do you think each person eats in a year? A lot! Each person the U.S. consumes about 70 pounds of sugar a year. An individual from Europe, about 92 pounds. Brazil had the highest consumption per person at 123 lbs for this last year!......
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February 29th, 2008 — Cravings, What I Ate
I did something monumental the other day. I had an orange as an afternoon snack!
You may be thinking, “So what?” But this for me was a big deal! The afternoon is usually when I get snack attacks for something horribly sweet, fatty, and unhealthy. I’ll grab a few mini candy bars from a coworker’s candy [...]
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- Beating the Sugar Addiction - My Journey Funny how things suddenly become clear to you, as though a fog has lifted. I've been in a fog of sorts for quite some time, a sugar fog. Only recently has this dense, gray world begun to disappear. I've finally come to a place where I feel confident I can......
- This Week's Progress Report I had an "interesting" week, as far as eating and exercising go. I experienced the winter blahs, was unmotivated to exercise, and had a few battles with the sugar monster. The results: I slept in more than getting up to exercise this past week. I ate mini Twix and Milky Way......
- Healthier Sweet Snacks If you’ve got a sweet tooth the size of Texas and know that you’ve got to have a treat on a regular basis, try these sweet snacks (see below) instead of the usual candy bar or donut. They'll help quiet those sugar cravings, as well keep your diet on the......
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Avoiding the M&Ms A large basket of candy sits on a table right next to my boss’s door. This attractive looking basket (Longaberger, no doubt) is joined by a glass candy dish filled with shiny, colored plain M&Ms. The M&Ms taunt me. Every time I walk past my boss’s office (which I......
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February 11th, 2008 — Cravings, Nutrition, Progress Reports
In a previous post I mentioned my goal of having breakfast with protein and complex carbohydrates. That post will tell you the “why” of my doing this.
Well, so far I’ve been keeping this goal.
My breakfasts this past week consisted of:
scrambled eggs (egg whites/egg yolk/finely chopped onions and peppers/low fat shredded cheese) and whole wheat toast [...]
Online Stores Related Posts - My "Battle Plan" for this week My progress report for last week wasn't the kind you'd want to hang on the refrigerator. I skipped workouts and ate a ton of sugar! This week I'm armed with a plan, and I'm sticking to it! Here it is: Get back to exercising early in the morning! Mon, Tues,......
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Eliminating Pregnancy Baby Weight Many women spend a good portion of their pregnancies stressing about the weight that they are gaining, and how quickly they can eliminate their pregnancy baby weight once the baby has been born. It is especially difficult to lose pregnancy baby weight while you are simultaneously trying to care for...... -
Breakfast - The First Step to Breaking a Sugar Addiction If you're a sugar sensitive individual, you're more prone to becoming addicted to the white stuff (sugar and refined foods). If you know you're physically dependent on sugar and you truly want to end the addiction, there is hope. I'm reading Potatoes, Not Prozac, and in it, seven steps to breaking...... -
Healthy Eating Plans for Increased Nutrition When it comes to getting healthy and losing weight, one of the best things that you can do is to add healthy eating plans to your lifestyle. If you want to lose weight, build a healthier body or just improve your general health, then healthy eating plans are going to...... -
Development of Healthy Eating Habits Developing your own healthy eating habits is something that should never be "an ordeal" or make you feel miserable. Many of us are constantly on the run, and we are always rushing from one place to the next or to meet a deadline or return a phone call. As a......
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